Vacancy: Country
Program Manager - Tanzania
The Eastern
Africa Grain Council (EAGC) is a membership-based organization registered in
Kenya with country offices in Uganda and Tanzania.
Our core
mandate is to develop and promote orderly structured marketing systems and
provide market information for grains so as to reduce transaction costs and
eliminate barriers’ to regional trade
We seek to
fill the advertised position with an individual who is analytical, has good
organizational skills, development skills, and is capable of working
independently or as part of a team.
The
successful candidate should be highly professional, self motivated and a proven
high achiever with good leadership skills.
Reporting to the Executive Director,
the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others:
- Coordinate, manage and implement the EAGC Tanzania annual work plan.
- Coordinate, manage and ensure implementation of EAGC Tanzania programs and projects in line with the established company procedures and processes.
- Co-ordinate EAGC Tanzania policy advocacy agenda.
- Manage all EAGC Tanzania Staff, partnerships and outsourced consultants and to improve the Council’s sustainability.
- Manage EAGC Tanzania budgets including fund raising for projects.
- Provide strategic direction on Membership growth, communication and ensure their involvement in EAGC programs and activities.
- Manage all administrative functions of the EAGC Tanzania office including maintaining existing financial systems like petty cash, expenses, mileage claims, income & expenditure records, processing all payments and monthly bank reconciliations
Qualification, Skills and
Experience:
- Degree in Agriculture.
- 5 years experience in the agricultural or grain sector.
- Computer literate.
- Team player.
- Good report writing skills.
- Donor Intelligence and Fund Raising skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High integrity.
- Highly organised.
- Capacity to manage several tasks simultaneously, be flexible and be willing to assume a range of unanticipated assignments.
If your
background and competence match the above specifications, please send your
application demonstrating how your experience matches our requirements.
It should
include an updated C.V., your current remuneration package, valid email
address, daytime contact number and full contact details of 3 referees
including day time telephone number to: hr@eagc.org copied to dkiai@eagc.org by
4th October 2013.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.